Rowell syndrome secondary to anti-tubercular therapy: A case report and literature review

Rowell syndrome is a condition in which lupus erythematosus is associated with erythema multiformae-like target lesions. The authors describe the condition in a middle-aged woman with drug induced lupus erythematosus and erythema multiformae-like targetoid lesions who initially improved with systemi...

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Main Authors: Bibush Amatya, Leison Maharjan
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Language:English
Published: Our Dermatology Online 2017-04-01
Series:Nasza Dermatologia Online
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Online Access:http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2017-2-19-rowell/
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description Rowell syndrome is a condition in which lupus erythematosus is associated with erythema multiformae-like target lesions. The authors describe the condition in a middle-aged woman with drug induced lupus erythematosus and erythema multiformae-like targetoid lesions who initially improved with systemic steroids and antimalarial but succumbed to pulmonary embolism.
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spelling doaj.art-11b20b94f9c44fc4bebfe51212f114832022-12-22T01:48:36ZengOur Dermatology OnlineNasza Dermatologia Online2081-93902017-04-018220020310.7241/ourd.20172.54Rowell syndrome secondary to anti-tubercular therapy: A case report and literature reviewBibush Amatya0Leison Maharjan1Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal Rowell syndrome is a condition in which lupus erythematosus is associated with erythema multiformae-like target lesions. The authors describe the condition in a middle-aged woman with drug induced lupus erythematosus and erythema multiformae-like targetoid lesions who initially improved with systemic steroids and antimalarial but succumbed to pulmonary embolism.http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2017-2-19-rowell/Rowell's; Erythema multiformae-like lesions; Drug induced lupus
spellingShingle Bibush Amatya
Leison Maharjan
Rowell syndrome secondary to anti-tubercular therapy: A case report and literature review
Nasza Dermatologia Online
Rowell's; Erythema multiformae-like lesions; Drug induced lupus
title Rowell syndrome secondary to anti-tubercular therapy: A case report and literature review
title_full Rowell syndrome secondary to anti-tubercular therapy: A case report and literature review
title_fullStr Rowell syndrome secondary to anti-tubercular therapy: A case report and literature review
title_full_unstemmed Rowell syndrome secondary to anti-tubercular therapy: A case report and literature review
title_short Rowell syndrome secondary to anti-tubercular therapy: A case report and literature review
title_sort rowell syndrome secondary to anti tubercular therapy a case report and literature review
topic Rowell's; Erythema multiformae-like lesions; Drug induced lupus
url http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2017-2-19-rowell/
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